For something completely different, I use the anniversary of the formation of the Cordoba Caliphate to talk about the caliphate more generally, particularly the office's historical origins and the rise of multiple caliphs in the 10th century with the Fatimids in North Africa and the Umayyads in Andalusia. Enjoy!
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